National Park Week starts this Saturday, April 16, and to celebrate, all national parks, including Joshua Tree National Park, have waived their entrance fees through April 24. As part of National Park Week, the park will have a booth at the Earth Day celebration at the Yucca Valley Community Center

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Morongo Basin Sexual Assault Services has teamed up with Bikers Against Child Abuse to raise awareness of these crimes against children. The Ride Against Child Abuse is set for Friday, April 15. It will start at 9 a.m. outside the Morongo

The Twentynine palms Fire Department is offering a Fire Explorer program. ROP Broadcast Student Shelby Shupp got more information from Fire Captain Robert Marquez… The Twentynine Palms Fire department offers an annual program called fire explorers. I talked to Captain Robert Marquez and asked him what a fire explorer was.

The Yucca Valley Planning Commission had expected, and unexpected news in its meeting last night. In the surprise column, Commissioner Vickie Bridenstine announced that last night was her last meeting as a planning commissioner, as she had accepted a job with an engineering firm that she felt would pose a

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested early Monday morning, after his girlfriend said he beat her up. According to a Sheriff’s report, a woman in the 5800 block of Bagley Avenue started screaming about 3:40 a.m. The woman told deputies that her boyfriend, John Delaney, 22, punched her in the

A Yucca Valley woman who was stopped Tuesday for being a suspected drunk driver, was arrested when the California Highway Patrol determined she had more than $400,000 in outstanding arrest warrants. According to Sheriff’s records, the CHP stopped Bree Lewis, 25, in the 7300 block of Condalia in Yucca Valley

The Twentynine Palms City Council met in regular session last night. Reporter David Haldane says the Council took the first step in Project Phoenix and is looking at a plan to have the city be the electric utility provider… Project Phoenix, a multi-million-dollar plan to revitalize the commercial corridor of

The Copper Mountain College Board of Trustees holds their regular monthly meeting at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Bell Center’s Community Room on the Joshua Tree campus. Right off, the board will go into a closed session conference with a labor negotiator to consider two matters. When trustees reconvene in

A Twentynine Palms man was critically injured Sunday evening when he was hit by a car driven by a suspected drunk driver who then fled the scene. According to a Sheriff’s report, Randy Miller and his wife were crossing Highway 62 in a crosswalk at Tamarisk Avenue about 7:50 when

Jury selection for the man accused of murdering Erin Corwin, 19, of Twentynine Palms began Monday in San Bernardino, according to a tweet sent out by the County’s District Attorney’s Office. Christopher Lee, 26, is accused of killing his neighbor’s wife—with whom he was having an affair—and hiding her body

One man was slightly injured when his truck rolled over in the rain storm in Twentynine Palms Monday afternoon. According to the Twentynine Palms Fire Department, a Chevy pick-up truck was traveling eastbound on Highway 62 when the driver lost control in the rain near Hendys Road about 3 p.m.

The Sheriff’s Department is investigating a case where someone allegedly stole a mobile home in Yucca Valley. According to a Sheriff’s report, the owner of a mobile home said he was in the process of moving his home from the Aztec Mobile Home Park in the 7400 block of Church

A Twentynine Palms man was critically injured Sunday evening when he was hit by a car driven by a suspected drunk driver who then fled the scene. According to a Sheriff’s report, Randy Miller and his wife were crossing Highway 62 in a crosswalk at Tamarisk Avenue about 7:50 when

A Twentynine Palms Marine lost part of his leg in a motorcycle crash at Luckie Park in Twentynine Palms Saturday. Investigators say Mike Gomez, 23, was riding his Suzuki racing motorcycle westbound on Joe Davis Drive at about 3:00 Saturday afternoon when he lost control and struck a stucco sign

A Yucca Valley man was rescued from a flooded wash after he was swept across the road at San Juan Road and Old Woman Springs Road in Yucca Valley Sunday. Sheriff’s investigators say Eugene Palmer, 43, of Yucca Valley, drove through water flowing across Old Woman at about 12:35 p.m.

The Morongo Basin Municipal Advisory Council, local advisors to the Board of Supervisors, will meet tonight. Reporter David Haldane says the meeting is going to the dogs… If there’s a dog in your life—or if there isn’t and you’d like to keep it that way—you might consider attending tonight’s regular

If you have questions about the Yucca Valley sewer project, the Hi-Desert Water District is offering presentations to groups and local organizations. The presentations will be tailored to each group. The informative sessions include information about private property connections, assessment payments, construction stages, maintenance fees, state septic discharge prohibition, project

The inaugural Yucca Valley Rotary Club Lobsterfest will feature some talented local musicians. Managing editor Tami Roleff says lobster lovers will be treated to some modern calypso… Dine on fresh Atlantic lobster while listening to the smooth sounds of modern calypso during the Yucca Valley Rotary Club’s Lobsterfest. Soca del

The Animal Action League will be offering low-cost vaccine and microchip clinics in April for dogs and cats, as well as low-cost spaying and neutering, and free spaying, neutering, and vaccines in April for all feral cats. No appointments are necessary for vaccines or microchips; appointments are required for spaying